At dawn the next day, after much persuasion by Feng Shun, the various national investigation teams finally agreed to depart.
"Old Taoist, why is that vampire zombie getting stronger?"
Director He and Group Leader Qi, along with others, were closely following Lu Heng.
Whether it was a high-ranking official like Director He or ordinary team members, everyone wore ingratiating smiles on their faces.
There was no other reason, except that the vampire zombie was too ferocious!
Over three hundred fully armed soldiers, five armed helicopters, and more than twenty elite special forces from the Eagle Country...
Such a configuration would be enough to wreak havoc in some small countries.
However, when faced with that vampire zombie, they staged a swift defeat.
Even the leader of the Eagle Country investigation team and Deputy Commander Feng Shun werenât spared.
In this light, the military forces Feng Shun deployed around Tengxin Park might not be able to protect everyone.
As a result, Director He and others placed their hopes for survival on Lu Heng, this Taoist Zhenyuan.
At this moment, Lu Heng was checking his system interface.
Yesterday, after some small actions, he managed to gain more than 100 life span points.
At this point, his life span points had reached 563.
He decided to find some time to test his luck, to see if he could draw any major prizes like a magical treasure or an array map.
Upon hearing Director Heâs words, he snapped back to reality, stroked his long beard, and pretended to be grave, "The more blood that zombie drinks, the faster its injuries heal."
"That vampire zombie is injured and still so powerful."
"If it fully recovers, wouldnât it be even more ferocious?"
Group Leader Qi exclaimed in surprise.
"Then arenât we doomed?"
"Had I known that monster was so fierce, I wouldnât have come along!"
"Donât worry, donât we still have Taoist Zhenyuan with us?"
"Yes, yes, we still have the old Taoist!"
"From now on, donât move alone, lest you get caught and drained by the zombie!"
"Itâs terrifying! I want to go home..."
The special response team members all wore mournful faces as they whispered to each other.
Initially, they hadnât taken the vampire zombie seriously.
After all, itâs not like ancient times when only cold weapons existed.
If the vampire zombie dared to appear, a round of bullets would ensure it learns to be a zombie again.
But after this encounter, they realized they seriously underestimated that vampire zombie.
Even with armed helicopters and special forces, they couldnât capture or kill the vampire zombie, and instead, it had sated its appetite on blood.
"Indeed!"
Lu Heng nodded slightly, feigning seriousness, "In my old Taoist opinion, that zombie is likely no ordinary one."
"The more blood it drinks, the faster its power grows."
"Then... Old Taoist, do you have confidence in eliminating it?"
Director He licked his lips and asked in a low voice.
"Alas!"
Lu Heng sighed lightly at the words, "My cultivation has not yet recovered, I can only deploy some talismans."
"Currently, with my abilities, itâs difficult to eliminate it."
"Unless we can invite Taoist Friend Xiao, since the cultivation technique he practices can restrain these corpse ghosts and demons."
Hearing this, Director He couldnât help but glance at Group Leader Qi.
Group Leader Qi looked troubled.
Though Xiao Yan was powerful, he was extremely difficult to approach.
Moreover, his whereabouts were elusive, even Zhenyuan didnât know where he was.
If they couldnât even find him, asking him to help was out of the question.
As they spoke, they arrived at their destination, led by the survivors.
At the foot of the mountain, a sizable crowd had already gathered.
Most of these were Wu Tingjueâs private troops, scattered in the red fog earlier, now reunited by Feng Shunâs troopsâ rescue.
In addition, there were a dozen Eagle Country special forces.
Three of their armed helicopters had crashed in the red fog.
Those who reacted quickly jumped and parachuted to safety in time.
Those slower ended up turning into explosive fireballs with the helicopters.
Though they all managed to save their lives, each looked more pale than the next.
Plus, many had broken limbs while fleeing for their lives.
"How is their physical condition?"
Feng Shun asked a doctor.
"Each survivor here has had at least 500 milliliters of blood evaporate from their bodies!"
The doctor replied without hesitation.
Upon hearing this, members of the international investigation teams began to murmur.
"The red fog is terrifying!"
"What red fog? Itâs clearly a blood fog!"
"Fog constituted by countless human blood... itâs a nightmare!"
"My God! I canât fathom what force could cause blood to evaporate from the body like that?"
"Do you know how long they stayed in the red fog?"
"The longer the stay in the red fog, the more blood loss! Once the loss reaches 800 to 1000 milliliters, youâll fall into hypovolemic shock."
"If one goes into shock in the red fog, itâs certain death!"
As discussions went on, everyoneâs understanding of the red fog deepened as well.
"Letâs go check out the situation on the mountain!"
After a preliminary understanding of the situation, Feng Shun invited the leaders of the international investigation teams.
They looked at each other, reluctant but ultimately nodded in agreement.
Upon reaching the mountainside, the bodies of the unfortunate victims had almost all been collected.
Among them, they all saw an old acquaintance... or rather, an old familiar corpse!
Feng Shun walked slowly to one dried corpse.
Seeing the familiar military uniform, he couldnât help but sigh.
Although Wu Tingjue betrayed him, they were childhood friends.
When he took over from his father, it was also Wu Tingjue who supported him behind the scenes.
Just a pity that Wu Tingjue got too greedy!
The leaders of the international investigation teams all stood grave-faced before the dried corpse in front of them.
This corpse was none other than the leader of the Eagle Country investigation team, Leonard!
This guy betrayed everyone, deserving all their hatred.
But now, none of them could feel hatred; instead, a shared feeling of sorrow washed over them.
"Huh? Why donât I see Dr. Danminâs body?"
After some grief, Feng Shun looked around but didnât spot Du Danminâs body.
"Danmin isnât dead."
"Sheâs down the mountain, receiving treatment."
Someone following Feng Shun softly explained.
"She didnât die?"
Surprised flashed in Feng Shunâs eyes.
He thought that woman was dead too, but it turned out she was lucky enough to survive.
He then turned to the crowd and asked, "Ladies and gentlemen, how should these bodies be handled?"
"Well..."
The international investigation team leaders exchanged glances, faces uniformly showing hesitation.
Ideally, these bodies should be burned immediately.
But they also wanted to investigate how those dried corpses were revived.
After much discussion, they decided to keep the dried corpses while burning the others...